For White Hot, photogrammetry-modeled sculptures sit atop their corresponding U.S. Air Force drone videos. The videos, accessed through Tor channels, reveal testing and training procedures carried out on U.S. citizens. This includes the practice of targeting individuals outside a medical care center and on a long-combination vehicle (LCV) semitruck. The term “white hot” is commonly used by Remotely Operated Aircraft Sensor Operators; its etymology stems from the bright white representation of body heat when viewed with infrared targeting scopes mounted on drones as part of Multi-Spectral Targeting Systems.

The resulting sculptures—originating from the video frames—are deconstructed using a slicing technique and then reconstructed by hand. Each sculpture is hydroprinted with collages derived from images collected during the project’s research.